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Keir Starmer says Iran conflict ‘not our war’ as he blasts Reform chief Nigel Farage

Basit Mahmood
Yesterday

‘Nigel Farage and Kemi Badenoch for wanting to ‘dive in with both feet into the war without thinking through the consequences’.

Keir Starmer in Downing Street

Green Party sets sights on targeting trade union members disillusioned with Labour

Olivia Barber
Yesterday

Zack Polanski is set to make keynote speeches at several trade union conferences

Zack Polanski speaking at Green Party conference

Reform’s Zia Yusuf in meltdown when asked about growing number of candidate scandals

Basit Mahmood
Yesterday

The right-wing party has lost at least 67 candidates since May 2025,

Zia Yusuf

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The growing reliance on oligarch donations risks undermining the very fabric of democracy. With political parties no longer depending on membership fees or union backing, we risk wealthy individuals pushing policies that primarily serve their own interests rather than the people. 

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‘None of us can accept this level of inequality.’

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Meltdown for Musk: Tesla sales crash in Europe as ‘polarising’ CEO blamed

Basit Mahmood
7 February, 2025

The latest figures show that Tesla experienced a decline in sales across five European countries in January, including a fall of nearly 12% in the UK.

A photo of Hannah Taylor, 24, and Catriona Roberts, 22, who spray painted Glasgow university's James McCune Smith Learning Hub in protest over the university's investment in Israeli arms firms
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Protestors spray paint Glasgow university building over investment in Israeli arms firms

Olivia Barber
7 February, 2025

The University of Glasgow has £6.8 million in shares in arms companies such as BAE systems and QinetiQ.

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Tories have held ‘top-secret talks’ on merger with Farage’s Reform UK

Basit Mahmood
7 February, 2025

“Some Tories have concluded that as the election gets closer, the situation could get worse for them. Better to form an alliance sooner rather than later.”

A photo of GMB union members waving GMB flags at a protest or strike
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Top 5 union wins over the last month

Olivia Barber
7 February, 2025

From succeeding at the latest stage of 10-year Asda equal pay claim to Stagecoach drivers getting an 11% pay rise, unions have been winning

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Reform UK’s Blenheim Palace festival in chaos after falling foul of charity law

Basit Mahmood
7 February, 2025

‘Nigel Farage’s party has had to beat a hasty retreat after stumbling into an aristocratic feud and risking a tangle over charity law’.

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Conservative Lord accused of ‘staggering u-turn’ on renters’ rights

Olivia Barber
7 February, 2025

Renters’ Reform Coalition analysis found that one in three peers scheduled to speak in the debate were landlords themselves

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Local council pension funds investing billions in companies ‘enabling Israel’s genocide’

Olivia Barber
6 February, 2025

‘Divestment from Israel’s crimes is a moral and legal imperative that cannot be ignored’

Clamping down on benefit fraudsters preserves the principle of a welfare state

Chris Worrall
6 February, 2025

We have a moral imperative to preserve the welfare system, ensure it is sufficiently funded and its distribution works more effectively.

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